Auntie blogs

Welcome to the Auntie blogs, the place for all things mental wellbeing,
productivity, personal development, mindfulness and more — written by our team of mental health professionals.
Stress and recoverystress bucket

How’s your stress bucket holding up?

Are you aware that you carry a bucket with you at all times? Indeed, you do, although it's not visible. It's known as yo...

Read more
LeadershipWorkplace wellbeing

Preventive support for mental wellbeing is the responsibility of first-line managers.

How can we reduce the challenges to mental wellbeing in the workplace and positively influence organisational culture? I...

Read more
CEO's reviewmental well-being

Towards a more sustainable working life in 2024 through mental health

Auntie's CEO Immo Salonen looks forward to 2024: As we step into 2024, I find it fitting to reflect on Auntie’s core com...

Read more
recovery during holidayStress and recovery

Letting go is not the same as giving up

The holiday season is a time for all kinds of traditions. Some of them are ones that in themselves bring the spirit of t...

Read more
presenteeismQuiet quittingWorkplace wellbeing

Quiet quitting and presenteeism: lessons for work communities

Quiet quitting has been a topic of discussion in working life in Finland like many other places. Quiet quitting refers t...

Read more
Workplace wellbeingstrong emotions

Difficult emotions at work

According to an old-fashioned take on work life, emotions do not belong in the workplace. We should solely focus on perf...

Read more
Workplace wellbeing

Interactions of many kinds

It's easy to nod in agreement that we should treat others with respect. In practice, things can be more challenging. Som...

Read more
concentrationpomodoro

7 tips for better concentration

"I can't remember the last time I grabbed a book instead of my phone in the evening or watched a full-length movie from ...

Read more
working life skills

Skilfully at work – strengthen the cornerstones of working life skills

Navigating working life requires specific skills that you can learn and develop over your career. Success at work depend...

Read more
adversities

How to help a co-worker going through difficult times?

Smaller or larger setbacks are a part of life, whether we like it or not. It's only natural that these personal trials a...

Read more
Self-leadershipsocial media

Social media connects, enables and depresses

8 tips for managing your smart devices at work and at home. Generation Z, the Zoomers born between 1997 and 2012, was th...

Read more
Self-leadership

Four questions to stop procrastinating and get things done

There are two hours for a job or planning work marked down on the calendar. And in capital letters. But you are stuck wi...

Read more
Leadershipemotional leadership

Skilful emotional leadership enriches work atmosphere – learn the steps

Emotions travel through the walls of the workplace, moving with us everywhere, whether we like it or not. Social interac...

Read more
Wellbeing at work

Don't let doubts diminish you

Somehow, I got into my current job. It feels like an accident, and now I have so much responsibility. I don't really kno...

Read more
Stress and recovery

The building blocks of recovery for a better daily life

Does your recovery mean sleeping in on the weekend? How are you doing right now if you think about the last two weeks? A...

Read more
Self-perceptionpeople-pleasing

Aiming to please – redraw your boundaries

As herd animals, people are naturally willing to please. Feeling accepted and belonging to a group are deep-seated basic...

Read more
safe work communityWorkplace wellbeing

Psychological safety: the bedrock of any organisation

I cannot remember how often I’ve sat quietly in a meeting listening to others share or rave about their opinions. I’ve k...

Read more
recovery during holidayStress and recovery

Vacation bliss or vacation stress? Get the most out of your holidays!

It is a commonly held belief that extended time off can help to decrease work-related stress and improve work motivation...

Read more
importance of sleepStress and recovery

Is sleep your superpower (yet)?

We’ve all heard it before: Sleep is very important. And yet, most are not able to get the right amount nor quality of sl...

Read more
Self-perceptionstrong emotions

Strong emotions at work

Sooner or later, you will encounter strong emotions at the workplace. Whether it is an angry colleague, a stressed manag...

Read more
multitaskingSelf-leadership

Routines are the trodden paths we follow each day

Daily routines give us a sense of direction and structure in our daily lives, for better or for worse. We perform our da...

Read more
giving and receiving feedbackWorkplace wellbeing

The ABC of giving and receiving feedback

When we think about feedback, before we know it our thoughts lead us back to life’s early days. Receiving positive atten...

Read more
Workplace wellbeingorganisational cultureloneliness in the workplace

Together, but still lonely? Steps to strengthen togetherness in the workplace

Have you felt lonely? Or lonely at work? Has remote work increased your sense of loneliness? In one way or another, lone...

Read more
boundariesproductivityself-compassion

Self-compassion in the workplace

In a competitive work environment, it can easily happen that self-compassion stays behind. Many professionals feel that ...

Read more
motivationSelf-leadership

How to stay consistently motivated

We have all had that experience: Tasks are fun and it is easy to be motivated when they are new and you are still learni...

Read more
brain recoveryproblem-solvingSelf-leadership

Doing nothing is necessary for recuperation and problem-solving

Take your foot off the accelerator. A butterfly is crossing the road. These lines from a renowned Finnish poet Eeva Kilp...

Read more
recovery skillsStress and recoveryrelaxation

Recovery skills

The time before Christmas starts after the summer vacation. New goals are set and start to fade after a week or two. Tha...

Read more
feeling incompetentself-confidenceSelf-perception

Impostor Syndrome

Especially younger professionals often feel that they are not good enough at their jobs. This goes along with the naggin...

Read more
work-life balanceStress and recoveryReconciling work and other life

Reconciling work and other life - Help from shared ground rules

Many of us have found ourselves at a job where the time and place to do the work are not well defined. Knowledge- and ex...

Read more
Leadershipmotivationfeedback

Stepstones and pitfalls of successful leadership - part 2

Giving feedback, solving conflicts and increasing motivation There are situations which can cause a lot of sleepless nig...

Read more
Leadershipsuccessful leader

Stepstones and pitfalls of a successful leader

Taking responsibility, setting boundaries and communicating openly The increasing need for experienced leaders encourage...

Read more
Self-leadership

The perfect job, not quite what you expected?

As a professional I have encountered clients who felt disillusioned after starting a new position. The job that they wer...

Read more
brain recoveryStress and recovery

6 tips for unwinding from work

Recovery is something we often think about in the context of physical performance. When working out, it is well known th...

Read more
Self-perceptionresilience

Encountering adversity with resilience – how can resilience be strengthened?

We all face different setbacks throughout our lives. We face both small everyday adversities and major life changes and ...

Read more
Inclusive WorkplaceWorkplace wellbeingequality

Creating an inclusive workplace

How can we make sure everyone feels included in the work community, how can we make people with different backgrounds fe...

Read more
emotional stressself-confidenceSelf-perception

Saying “No” without regret – Step by step

During my work with Auntie clients, one topic is coming up regularly: the need to set clear boundaries. There is the lea...

Read more
Workplace wellbeingworkplacedifficult colleagues

How to work with difficult colleagues

As in all areas of life where we spend a lot of time with other people, we sometimes encounter people we feel that we ca...

Read more
Workplace wellbeingcognitive functionsconcentration

Brain wellbeing

How can we support our brains at work? Our bodies are not the only thing we use while working, both our brains and our m...

Read more
self-managementleading yourselfSelf-leadership

Lead yourself and manage your well-being at work

Self-management is a skill that is worth practicing What is self-management and why should you do it? You may think it’s...

Read more
online meetingsWorking from homeSelf-leadership

7 ways of getting through a meeting without losing focus or your mind

Since the beginning of the last year many of us have been spending a lot more time in online meetings. Working from home...

Read more
LeadershipRemote work

The invisible remote worker

In the story of Tove Jansson’s “Invisible Child”, Too-ticky brings a girl to the Moomin House, Ninny, who has become inv...

Read more
balance work and stresschronic stressStress and recovery

Find a balance between stress and recovery

How are you right now if you think about the last two weeks? Based on your own assessment, is your stress gauge showing ...

Read more
Self-perceptioncomplainersnegativity

On the other side of the hard-luck stories are high hopes

You probably know the type that always seems to complain? The conversation usually starts with something said in a whini...

Read more
Load more